Spate of burglaries slows down

A sudden surge of burglaries in Caversham has slowed although police are appealing for people to remain vigilant.

Burglaries in Caversham nearly trebled – from 16 in February to 42 in March – with many of the homes victim to ‘letterbox’ burglaries where intruders use tools to reach through the letterbox to turn the handle.

But Superintendent Stuart Greenfield said offences had “pretty much dried up” this month.

He said: “It’s important that people double lock UPVC doors at night as well as when they go out. We don’t have a magic wand. We need people to implement their own security measures.

“Another thing we ask is that people are vigilant. If you see someone you don’t like the look of – report them.”

For more advice on security or if you have information on burglaries, call police on 101.